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Recipe by Patrick McLarnon
It's a light take on the traditional cake that keeps the essence of Christmas, quick to make and bake with a short shopping list.
Serves
Cooking time: 35 mins
Ingredients
Ingredients for a 12cm x 30cm tray bake or a 15cm cake tin227gms Butter (softened)
170gms Caster Sugar
2 Free range eggs
285gms Plain Flour
1/2 tspnMixed spice
zest of 1 Orange
zest of 1 Lemon
For the Butter icing
150gms Butter
300gms Icing sugar
Method:
Method Cake
Preheat oven to 170°c
Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl until white and light add the zests and spices then add one egg at a time beating well after each addition once the mix is light again, stir in the flour ,once the flours evenly mixed pour into a lined a baking tray.bake for about 30-35mins depending on your oven.
Method Butter-icing.
While your cakes baking, beat the butter until very light and airy, add the icing sugar gradually until its mixed through then beat again until light.
The Xmas factor
When the cakes cooled, spread the icing on top with a palette knife leave it plain or decorate with sweetened dried cranberries, walnuts and crystallized ginger to add contrasts of flavour and texture.
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